Chosen
by Eden Bishop
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Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience (Colossians 3:12).
Read Colossians 3:12–17
The ‘chosen one’ trope is beloved in literature and film. Some examples include Anakin and Luke Skywalker in Star Wars, the Pevensies in The Chronicles of Narnia, and Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings. This is not everyone’s favourite trope; it is seen as overdone. What about everyone else in the stories?
We can often experience feelings of inadequacy. Are we special? We don’t have some fancy sword or the Force to help us in our everyday struggles. However, we actually do have assurance that we are special. We are ‘God’s chosen ones, holy and dearly loved’. God has personally picked us to be a part of his family. You are the chosen one!
With this comes our ‘special powers’: compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, patience and love. Sometimes, we can struggle to feel or show these. Our sinful human nature can get in the way. However, we have the assurance that as God’s chosen ones, we receive daily strength, renewal and forgiveness. God continues to equip us with all the tools and special powers we need to be his chosen ones.
Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for choosing us to be your children. Continue to strengthen and renew us each day. Amen.
Eden Bishop lives in Adelaide and is a member at St Paul Blair Athol. She attends the University of Adelaide and is in the final year of her Advanced Economics degree. Eden enjoys reading (particularly The Lord of the Rings), playing the piano in church, knitting and learning fun facts about dinosaurs.
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